The Toxicant Induction of Irritant Asthma, Rhinitis, and Related Conditions

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Meggs, William J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Immunology.; Pharmacology.; Biomedicine.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Medicine/Public Health, general.

Untoward reactions to environmental chemicals, particularly when a subject reports difficulties with exposures to chemicals of diverse classes involving more than one organ system, have been poorly understood and an area of great controversy. Studies of airway inflammation induced by respiratory irr...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction: Irritant asthma, irritant rhinitis
• Airway Anatomy, Physiology, and Inflammation
• Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome (RADS) and Irritant-Induced Asthma
• Acute Toxicity of Respiratory Irritant Exposures
• Particulate Exposure and Cardiovascular Inflammation
• Products of Combustion
• Irritant and Airborne Contact Dermatitis
• Exposure Limits
• Occupational Issues Related to Respiratory Irritants
• The Brain as a Target Organ for Allergic and Irritant Sensitivity: A Review and Suggestions for Research
• An Approach to Treating Irritant Airway Inflammation
• Summary and Research Needs
• Index.